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Two Colors Together

Painting with Our Fingers

Day 9of 180
Week 2of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Explore how colors mix and change when combined

2

Practice using two different colors of finger paint

3

Recognize God's creativity in color

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

God created colors and delights in His beautiful creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red finger paint
  • Yellow finger paint
  • Large white paper
  • Smock or old shirt
  • Wet wipes
  • Table covering
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind children about our painting adventures this week. 'Yesterday we painted with blue, and before that we used yellow. Today, we're going to do something special!'

💭 Review Question: What color did we paint with yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce color mixing as a wonderful gift from God

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made so many beautiful colors
  • When we mix colors, we see something new and exciting
  • Our hands can create just like God creates
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see around you?
  • Do you think God likes colors?
3Activity: Color Mixing Magic (8 min)
hands-on

Finger paint with red and yellow, watching how they create orange

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your smock
  2. Squeeze a bit of red paint on one side of the paper
  3. Squeeze yellow paint next to the red
  4. Use fingers to gently mix the colors
  5. Explore how the colors change
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child mix colors

Challenge: Try predicting what color will form before mixing

4Closing (3 min)

Clean up and celebrate our colorful creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • What new color did we make?
  • How did the colors change?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make a garden with our handprints!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a complex concept for PK3, focus on exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use minimal paint to prevent overwhelming mess
  • Praise effort over perfect results
  • Let child lead the exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if colors don't mix exactly as expected

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about color changes, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library color worksheets
  • Sing a color song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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